Why is it called love?

The origins of 'love' as a score lie in the figure zero's resemblance to an egg. In sport, it's common to refer to a nil or nought score as a duck or goose egg, and the French word for egg is l'oeuf - the pronunciation of which isn't too far removed from the English 'love'.

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In order to keep competitions interesting, the best players are delayed from meeting each other until as late into the tournament as possible. It’s based on the way seedlings are arranged in a garden, with the smaller ones found at the front of the plot and the larger at the back so they don’t impede on the smaller ones when they are growing (or trying to progress through a major tennis tournament). The first round of the Wimbledon singles competition features 128 players. Thirty-two of the top-ranked players in the world are seeded and the draw is arranged so that none of the top 32 can meet at this stage by placing them into different sections. If each seed lives up to their status and continues to beat unseeded opponents, they shouldn’t play another seed until at least the third round, when only 32 players remain. The sections of the draw are also arranged so that none of the top eight can play each other until the quarter finals and none of the top four seeds until the semi-finals. Seeding was invented for tennis but it’s now been embraced by other sports, including football.

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Nerves can get to the most experienced of players. Imagine serving for the championship when that opening shot doesn’t quite go to plan? Fortunately, there’s a rule for that. In any game, a let is given when, on serve, a ball clips the net and bounces inside the service box and the player responsible is allowed to serve again. The rule isn’t that nice though. If that clipping mistake makes the ball land outside the service box, then it’s a fault. Its roots lie on an Old Saxon word lettian, which meant hindering something or someone’s progress, or an obstacle. In tennis terms, the obstacle is an interruption to the smooth flow of play.

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